Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has pledged to continue to provide the needed schools’ security to enhance a safe teaching and learning environment.
In a statement by the Corp Director of Public Relation Officer, Olusola Odumosu noted that the Commandant General of NSCDC Ahmed Audi gave the assurance at a one-day stakeholders workshop organised by the Corps, with the theme, “Ensuring Schools Security For Sustainable National Development” in Abuja.
Audi noted that participants were carefully selected from various MDAs who are co-stakeholders in the Safe Schools Initiative programme such as Ministries of Finance and Education, the Nigeria Police, Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Governors’ Forum among others.
Represented by the Assistant Commandant General in charge of Operations, ACG Philip Ayuba, Audi described the Safe Schools Programme of the Federal Government as laudable, reiterating that, it will bring an end to series of attacks on schools and kidnapping of school children in the country.
He expressed optimism that at the end of workshop, participants will come up with a carefully and thoroughly examined SOP that will serve as a blueprint for the program’s implementation.
The representative of the Minister of Finance and Coordinator of National Safe Schools Programme, Halima Iliya, pledged on behalf of the Minister to facilitate the funding of the programme before end of the present administration, as efforts are underway to ensure releases of necessary funds before the government of the day winds off.
Also speaking at the occasion, Chairman of the SOP drafting committee, Professor Tyoor Terhemba, expressed confidence in the composition of the participants for the workshop and encouraged them to make the best use of the technical session for useful contibutions to the draft policy document.
